Avalanche linemates Matt Duchene and Tomas Fleischmann were named the NHL’s first and second stars of the week, respectively, this morning.

Both Duchene and Fleischmann had four goals and three assists last week — tops in the league over that span. Duchene had two game-winning goals in the week, while Fleischmann helped the Avs to a midweek sweep of Chicago, including a third-period hat trick in Colorado’s 4-3 win last Wednesday.

In the nine games since he was acquired from Washington, Fleischmann has five goals and six assists.

WASHINGTON — Thirty games into the 82-game NHL season, and nearly six weeks after the Matt Duchene trade, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic discussed the state of his team before Tuesday’s 5-2 loss at the Washington Capitals.